Scene news — Émulation
Homebrew, modding and emulation news: firmware updates, new exploits, tool and emulator releases, and forum news. Every story lists its sources and can be commented on.
- EmulationVenture: Meta Quest games on PC VR headsets
- EmulationMetroid Prime 2 Echoes native on PC and Android
- EmulationFake PS5 emulators on GitHub: beware of malware
- EmulationZelda Tears of the Kingdom recompiled natively for PC
- EmulationEden and Switch 2: Splatoon Raiders, Bananza, Pokopia
- EmulationNFS Most Wanted running natively on Android and PS Vita
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- Saturday 24 October 2026
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Emulation
Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D goes native on PC, Android and iPhone
Ocarina ReTuned recompiles Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D into a native single-screen game for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and Apple TV.
- Friday 23 October 2026
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Emulation
Luigi’s Mansion recompiled to run natively on PC and Linux
Luigi’s Mansion Recompiled turns the GameCube game into a native PC game, with widescreen, high frame rates and the European Hidden Mansion.
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Emulation
DriveClub runs natively on PC: 0.3.0 adds DLSS and HDR
DriveClub Recomp runs the PS4 version of DriveClub natively on Windows; version 0.3.0 adds DLSS and FSR upscaling, HDR10 and steering wheels.
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Zelda Breath of the Wild recompiled to run natively on PC
Savage Wind Recomp turns Zelda Breath of the Wild into a native PC game: Alpha 2 plays the Great Plateau at 60 fps, from your own copy.
- Wednesday 21 October 2026
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Emulation
RPCS3: 80% of PS3 games playable on PC, Yakuza: Dead Souls included
PS3 emulator RPCS3 announces that 80% of PS3 games are now “playable” on PC. Yakuza: Dead Souls and Blitz: The League II crossed the line this week.
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom runs natively on Mac, iPhone and iPad
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom runs on Mac, iPhone and iPad without an emulator: the game's code runs directly on Apple chips, at 90 fps on an M4 Mac.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026
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Emulation
ScummVM: Dungeon Master, the 1987 classic, opens for testing
ScummVM now runs Dungeon Master, FTL Games' 1987 role-playing game. The Amiga and DOS versions are ready to test in the daily builds.
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Emulation
OpenPS2BIOS 0.2: a free PS2 BIOS for PCSX2, with no Sony code
OpenPS2BIOS replaces the PS2 BIOS in emulators such as PCSX2, without any Sony code. Version 0.2 boots Gran Turismo 4; 38 games reach their menu.
- Monday 19 October 2026
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Emulation
Pokémon: Let’s Go recompiled for PC: native and in 4K, no emulator
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! and Pikachu run natively on Windows thanks to a static recompilation: up to 4K, with SMAA, from your own copy of the game.
- Wednesday 14 October 2026
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Emulation
shadPS4 0.20: Bloodborne officially online on PC with shadNet
shadPS4 0.20 and the shadNet 0.1.0 server came out on the same day: Bloodborne online play becomes official on the PS4 emulator for PC.
- Sunday 11 October 2026
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Emulation
Super ZSNES 0.320: the Super Nintendo emulator supports RetroAchievements
Super ZSNES, the Super Nintendo emulator rewritten by the two original developers of ZSNES, moves to 0.320 and finally supports RetroAchievements.
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Emulation
suyu is back: the Switch emulator recompiles games natively for PC
suyu’s archived repository has been taken over by a new team: version 0.0.14 of the Switch emulator recompiles games into native PC programs.











